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Meta accused of using biased AI targeting for mass layoffs

A group of 26 former Meta employees is suing the company over claims that it used AI tools to unfairly target workers on leave with layoffs, as reported earlier by Reuters. In the lawsuit, the employees allege Meta determined which workers to dismiss based on performance data col

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The Tassie devils in my neighbourhood keep stealing shoes and laundry, but I adore them |

The thievery of these little creatures is endlessly amusing to me, but there have been, I’m told, a few rounds of inconvenienceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTo have your knickers go missing at a music festival may be seen as evidence of having a great

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After parenthood, same-sex parents diverge from different-sex norms—and from each other, r

Research by Penn sociologist Pilar Gonalons-Pons and others has shown that after a man and a woman have a child, the couple's relative share of paid and unpaid labor tends to change dramatically, with the father specializing in paid work and the mother in child care.

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Isolation as a form of discipline: How should schools manage poor student behavior?

Last week, a group of parents strongly criticized prestigious Victorian private school Geelong Grammar for using isolation as a form of discipline during a yearlong boarding school program. The disciplinary action was taken after a group of Year 9 students sneaked away to a nearb

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Adversity can follow NZ kids to the classroom. Can schools make a difference?

By their eighth birthday, an estimated 9 in 10 New Zealand children will have experienced some form of serious adversity. They might have been neglected, grown up with family violence, lived through a separation or coped with a parent's mental illness or substance use problem.

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'I hate you!': What little kids really mean when they say this

"I hate you. You're the worst mum in the world!" It's a sentence that can feel heartbreaking to parents. You try to set a boundary with your little one, and they lash out with "I hate you."

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‘Scavenger’ dolphins increasingly rely on trawlers for food in overfished Adriatic, say sc

In one area 76% of fishing boats were followed, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parentsBottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic are increasingly following trawlers to scavenge for food, with baby dolphins learning the technique from their parents, a study has foun

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Early parenting shapes the brain and socio-sexual behavior, rodent study shows

Past psychology studies have consistently highlighted the importance of social bonds for survival, showing that enduring relationships are linked with a longer life expectancy, a more resilient immune system, better cardiovascular health and a lower risk of psychiatric conditions

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Indigenous peoples in the Amazon face massive cultural and ecological loss due to climate

The Amazon region, Earth's most important ecosystem, is home to more than 400 Indigenous groups that use thousands of rainforest plant species. They pass on their knowledge of the flora primarily through oral tradition, usually from parents or other family members to their childr

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Primordial mini-moons may explain meteorite composition

A new Southwest Research Institute-led study proposes a solution to a longstanding puzzle in planetary science: What caused the concentration, assembly, and preservation of millimeter-sized, spherical mineral grains within the parent bodies of the most common meteorites? The work

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Certifying third-party repairs retains customers, signals utility left in goods

Certifying a third-party repair service can help companies retain customers by signaling that there's value, or "unused utility," left in broken products, according to a team led by Penn State researchers. The researchers, who were raised by parents and grandparents with what the

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Parents direct more threats toward school administrators than teachers

In K–12 schools across the country, administrators are tasked with keeping everyone safe. New research shows they may be the most in need of protection.

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